A source told The Sun: "It got killed in the ratings. US fans like drama and conflict but The Saturdays actually liked each other."

Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford and Vanessa White have apparently been in talks with executives at the channel in LA, but are said to have failed to secure a new deal because viewing figures had slumped to just 100,000.

A spokesman for The Saturdays told The Sun that the group are now in talks for a Christmas special.